Moody's Rating for Whole Foods Market

RATING

Baa3

Rating

Baa3

Rating Update

RIN

Date of Rating

11/10/2015

Rating Office

USA

MOODY'S ANALYTICS RISK SCORE

6

Moody’s Daily Credit Risk Score is a 1-10 score of a company’s credit risk, based on an analysis of the firm’s balance sheet and inputs from the stock market. The score provides a forward-looking, one-year measure of credit risk, allowing investors to make better decisions and streamline their work ow. Updated daily, it takes into account day-to-day movements in market value compared to a company’s liability structure.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. engages in the retailing business of natural and organic foods. It operates a chain of natural and organic foods supermarkets in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company's products include beverages, body care, snacks, frozen, pantry staples, supplements and gift baskets and also eco-scaling cleaning products. Whole Foods Market was founded by John Mackey, Renee Lawson Hardy, Craig Weller and Mark Skiles in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.